Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.

Honestly, I was kinda expecting True Grit (I know Bob has had his eye on it), but this was nice.Nice crack with the whole old Oscar guys. ALthough I have to acknowledge that I kinda forgot aout Shutter Island, which came out way back in February and turns out it was one of my favorites of this last year.

I guess this also explains why True Grit came out on December 23rd... I mean, I'm not really getting the Christmas vibe from that one either, but apparently it's really good and it has a plethora (yes, a plethora!) of good actors as well.

A bit disappointed that you didn't review True Grit to be honest... yet another underdog boxing movie vs an actual western (When is the last time one of those came out?) and you picked the Rocky clone :P.

benbenthegamerman:Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.

I would see this film but the nearest cinema is an hours drive away,the snow and ice doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon and this film isn't out in the UK until february. Bloody snow is stopping me seeing harry potter and tron as well.

benbenthegamerman:Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.

Not a bale fan?...

Wow... How can you not be a fan?

Well, it's one of those things where no matter how talented the person is, there are some things you do in real life that follow you around. Christian Bale has a reputation for freaking out on people, and even assaulting them. There was that whole thing on the set of "Terminator Salvation", the whole thing with him apparently assaulting his mother and/or sister, and other incidents.

If it was just one thing, it wouldn't be a big deal. It's pretty consistant though, and it hasn't been long enough where I really believe he's turned over a new leaf or anything.

It's sort of like Michael Jackson, this is a guy who pretty much admitted to multiple counts of child molestation by settling cases any reasonable person in his position would have fought on principle if they were innocent, bankrupting his estate in the process. The situation reinforced by the guy having secret pervo-throne rooms hidden behind secret doors in his personal video arcade, suerveillance cameras outside his bedroom, and numerous other things which were uncovered during investigations. Then there was the whole baby dangling incident.

I was a Michael Jackson fan early on, like nearly everyone I *REALLY* liked videos like "Thriller". The man was a great singer, dancer, and writer. On the other hand he was also a total freak, and I just can't stand him now. I actually think the way he's being treated after his death is flat out wrong.

Christian Bale has not stepped over the same lines as Michael Jackson, I'll still watch his movies, but I'm never going to be a fan. It's gotten to the point where I'll watch a movie in spite of him starring in it, rather than going "OMG, It's Christian Bale".

I didn't write the message your responding to, but I'm guessing the thoughts behind it are similar.

I'm one of those guys who snidely wonders out loud if maybe Christian Bale is doing so well in this movie because he's not acting. :P

its practially the same as with games, where every dipshit thiks they gonna buy it because it's christmass or WTF time they have myths about. But guess what? No pricks, it's not the best thing out there, they ain't!

RatRace123:Another Massachusetts area film?I feel I have to see this out of obligation, though I wonder why Hollywood is big on Mass lately?Ah, well, it's not like we don't deserve it.

Massachusetts is one of the oldest parts of the US, so there's many stories to tell, but only recently did the state lower taxes to the point where filming on location is financially doable. So, people like Affleck (The Town) and Wahlberg who have been coming up with ideas for movies set back home can finally get them made. The Fighter has been in the works for about 5-6 years, if not longer, for example.

benbenthegamerman:Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.

Not a bale fan?...

Wow... How can you not be a fan?

Well, it's one of those things where no matter how talented the person is, there are some things you do in real life that follow you around. Christian Bale has a reputation for freaking out on people, and even assaulting them. There was that whole thing on the set of "Terminator Salvation", the whole thing with him apparently assaulting his mother and/or sister, and other incidents.

If it was just one thing, it wouldn't be a big deal. It's pretty consistant though, and it hasn't been long enough where I really believe he's turned over a new leaf or anything.

It's sort of like Michael Jackson, this is a guy who pretty much admitted to multiple counts of child molestation by settling cases any reasonable person in his position would have fought on principle if they were innocent, bankrupting his estate in the process. The situation reinforced by the guy having secret pervo-throne rooms hidden behind secret doors in his personal video arcade, suerveillance cameras outside his bedroom, and numerous other things which were uncovered during investigations. Then there was the whole baby dangling incident.

I was a Michael Jackson fan early on, like nearly everyone I *REALLY* liked videos like "Thriller". The man was a great singer, dancer, and writer. On the other hand he was also a total freak, and I just can't stand him now. I actually think the way he's being treated after his death is flat out wrong.

Christian Bale has not stepped over the same lines as Michael Jackson, I'll still watch his movies, but I'm never going to be a fan. It's gotten to the point where I'll watch a movie in spite of him starring in it, rather than going "OMG, It's Christian Bale".

I didn't write the message your responding to, but I'm guessing the thoughts behind it are similar.

I'm one of those guys who snidely wonders out loud if maybe Christian Bale is doing so well in this movie because he's not acting. :P

Well, I think he's got metric tonnes of acting talent and I like a lot of the films he's in. It doesn't really matter what he's like in real life if he's good at his job.

It only gets to be a problem when you start seeing the actor, instead of the character, in a movie. This is the case for a lot of people with Tom Cruise.

I'm definitely surprised the review wasn't for True Grit (saw it Wednesday night, short story: it's aweseome), but this and Black Swan are on my "To See" list, if only because I like seeing Bale play more unhinged characters, like in American Psycho.

benbenthegamerman:Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.

Not a bale fan?...

Wow... How can you not be a fan?

Because his Batman voice sounds like he spent a day deepthroating the Thing and gargling lighter fluid?... Just a thought anyway.

That being said The Machinist, Equilibrium, and American Psycho all mean you have to love Bale by law.

The line "Lets go see the movie where the crack head teaches his brother how to knock people out!" cracks me up.Shame I'm not going to see this movie though... im too busy with work and all. Not to mention im not a big "sports movie" fan.

benbenthegamerman:Yeah, not a huge fan of Wahlburg or Bale, so i'm probably going to be sticking to True Grit. Otherwise, entertaining review. Loved the analysis of Oscar voting politics. It's curious to see how small things like age can affect an entire media. Happy Holidays Bob, and i'll see you next year.